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Russian court rejects Brittney Griner’s appeal of 9-year sentence
NY Post ^ | 10/25/2022 | Snejana Farberov

Posted on 10/25/2022 7:03:26 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected Brittney Griner’s appeal after the jailed WNBA star begged for forgiveness for her “mistake” — upholding her nine-year sentence on drug charges.

Griner and her lawyers had asked for acquittal or at least a more lenient sentence, which they said was disproportionate to the offense and at odds with Russian judicial practice.

The presiding judge said the verdict was upheld “without changes” except for the counting of time served in pre-trial detention as part of the sentence. Griner is now expected to be moved to a penal colony.

The US chargee d’affaires in Moscow, Elizabeth Rood, who attended the hearing, called the sentence “excessive and disproportionate.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: appeal; griners; rejects; russian; thatsashame
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To: ChicagoConservative27

they tried to get her out while neglecting others cuz she has certain SPECIAL characteristics....


61 posted on 10/25/2022 8:04:53 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ScottinVA

“...Russia nonetheless has very clear laws about drug use...”

Even though Vodka is the drug of choice, American soldiers who did some joint peace keeping with Russians in the former Yugoslavia told me that they were surprised to see the Russians smoking joints. I don’t know how widespread such marijuana use is there, but it may often be overlooked.

When Trump gets back in, he’ll spring her. Trump makes deals (or offers they can’t refuse).


62 posted on 10/25/2022 8:09:15 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (To the barricades !!!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Good news. For once , I’m on Russias side!


63 posted on 10/25/2022 8:11:12 AM PDT by MGunny ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The “woman” had been in & out of Russia a number of times-—
a frequent flyer-—because she played for a Russian team on the off season of the USA teams.

She knew the rules about drugs MUCH BETTER than most travelers.

This might finally send a message to all those ‘special athletes’.


64 posted on 10/25/2022 8:12:04 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Wish we had courts that enforced the law.


65 posted on 10/25/2022 8:13:36 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wonder what the Russian prison warden would charge us to play the American national anthem over the prison PA system about once a day for the length of her stay.


66 posted on 10/25/2022 8:14:10 AM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Remember this from Baretta:
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
67 posted on 10/25/2022 8:15:36 AM PDT by Don_Ret_USAF ("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People."er)
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To: Yollopoliuhqui
Russia has a vodka problem, but I wonder how their drug problem compares to ours?

You ever hear about their problems with krokodil?

Saw some documentaries on the stuff a few years ago. It literally eats you alive and users KNOW this when they take it. Nasty stuff. It's like suicide by drug.
68 posted on 10/25/2022 8:21:00 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Don_Ret_USAF

Yea bet she was still in the oppressed country of America.

She has worked in Russia for some time, broke Russia laws, and is paying a price. 9 years does seem excessive for what she did tho.

I guess she’s hoping the guy she voted for, will get her out.. if Trump were president, she’d already be home.

So keep living in your liberal fantasy world, you liberals.


69 posted on 10/25/2022 8:22:29 AM PDT by gswilder
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To: hanamizu
, but she made most of her money playing basketball in Russia.

Almost always there is something going on beneath the surface the general public will never know. This has little to do with US relations with Russia. She has a surly attitude and pissed off the wrong person. That the Russian higher upside can flip the diplomatic bird to Biden is just icing on the cake, not the main course.

70 posted on 10/25/2022 8:23:08 AM PDT by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: ScottinVA

I suspect we do not know the whole story here. It could be just Russia being vindictive but I think maybe Griner is guilty of more than is being told to us.


71 posted on 10/25/2022 8:23:20 AM PDT by es345st
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To: Impala64ssa
I remember in the late 60's early 70's an anti drug PSA warning against doing drugs in other countries.

People should watch "Locked Up Abroad".

I'd say 90%+ of their episodes are involving people getting busted for doing or running drugs overseas.
72 posted on 10/25/2022 8:23:23 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Don_Ret_USAF

‘She’ should be okay with the top bunk.


73 posted on 10/25/2022 8:25:43 AM PDT by citizen (The pResident On Hot Mic With Florida Official: ‘No One F**ks With A Biden’)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

54-46 that’s my number . Nice reggae inspired prison song.


74 posted on 10/25/2022 8:27:57 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: moovova

To me it shows just how addicted these people are to pot. They risked everything to get high.


75 posted on 10/25/2022 8:27:59 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He/she is moved to a “penal colony”...


76 posted on 10/25/2022 8:28:56 AM PDT by davidb56
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To: davidb56

quite a few here don’t seem to realize “she” is actually a married guy with children that pretends to be a woman. He even is pictured shirtless during the summertime.


77 posted on 10/25/2022 8:35:02 AM PDT by davidb56
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To: EEGator

Griner is not a woman. He is a so called transgender married to a woman. He is a male lesbian. They were on “say Yes To The Dress”, shopping for wedding dresses and it was ridiculous.


78 posted on 10/25/2022 8:36:51 AM PDT by JoJo354 (I am in mourning for the United States of America.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“..This is insane ..”

Why??


79 posted on 10/25/2022 8:43:25 AM PDT by elpadre (W )
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To: elpadre

She will get a Wagner Mercenary deal and take it. 9 days later a human range finding device for Ukrainian mortars.


80 posted on 10/25/2022 9:18:44 AM PDT by pburgh01
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